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stored in: Tim Rowan's Home Care Technology Report and tagged: "Integrating Behavioral Health Through Technology Act" (S. 2691), "Integrating Behavioral Health Through Technology Act" (S. 2691)--and its creation of monies to assist mental health caregivers, "Meaningful Use" in mental healthcare services-- and its potentially successful application to mental health patient care needs, HITECH Act--and using it to lobby on behalf of behavioral health clients' care needs, hospital readmissions and emergency department utilization--increased mental health and substance abuse issues, Kevin Scalia (EVP of Corporate Development for Netsmart) and support of passage of Senate and House bills for mental health services legislation reform, mental health and substance abuse issues--prevalence in U.S., Netsmart and support of so-called "Integrating Behavioral Health Through Technology Act" (S. 2691), Netsmart--and its calling on all healthcare at home providers to urge passage of "Mental Healthh Reform Act of 2016 (S2680) and the "Integrating Behavioral Health Through Technology Act" (S. 2691), the Beahavioral Health IT (BAIT) Coalition and its goal to advance public policy for technology toimprove lives of people with mental health and addiction issues
By Tim Rowan, editor & Publisher, Home Care Technology Report One contributing factor to increased hospital readmissions and Emergency Department utilization is behavioral health. Whether a person suffers from substance abuse as a result of mental health issues or develops behavioral issues because of drug use, this person may visit the ED 100 to 200 […]
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